HTML Table Styling with Vertical Zebra Stripes

HTML Table Styling with Vertical Zebra Stripes uses the :nth-child(even) selector for both the elements (<td> and <th>) to apply a background color to every even table column, creating a visually distinct zebra stripe pattern. Use the :nth-child(odd) selector to apply a background color to every odd table column.

Example: Illustrattion of the styling on Vertical Zebra Stripes using td:nth-child(even) and th:nth-child(even).

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
 
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport"
          content="width=device-width,
                   initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>HTML Table Styling</title>
    <style>
        h1,h3 {
            text-align: center;
            color: green;
        }
 
        table {
            width: 100%;
            border-collapse: collapse;
        }
 
        th,
        td {
            padding: 2px;
            text-align: center;
        }
 
        td:nth-child(even) {
            background-color: rgb(196, 244, 228);
        }
 
        th:nth-child(even) {
            background-color: rgb(196, 244, 228);
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1>w3wiki</h1>
    <h3>HTML Table Styling with
        Vertical Zebra Stripes
    </h3>
    <table>
        <tr>
            <th>Name</th>
            <th>Class</th>
            <th>Section</th>
            <th>
                Roll No
            </th>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Mahima</td>
            <td>10</td>
            <td>A</td>
            <td>1</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Krishn</td>
            <td>8</td>
            <td>A</td>
            <td>3</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Shivika</td>
            <td>8</td>
            <td>A</td>
            <td>5</td>
        </tr>
    </table>
 
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

HTML Table Styling

HTML Table Styling offers various styling techniques to make the table more presentable and attractive. The article will cover various HTML Table Styling including, HTML Table Styling-Zebra Stripes using tr:nth-child(even), Vertical Zebra Stripes using td:nth-child(even) and th:nth-child(even) and many more using different CSS properties.

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